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Lawrence stands up for "hell" town Corby
A video made in retaliation to claims that Corby is one of England's worst towns has already had nearly 300 hits after being posted on the internet.
Lawrence Ferguson is sticking up for Corby after Graham Williams' video named Corby, Welcome to Hell was posted on internet website youtube in 2006.
Mr Ferguson, who has recently returned to the area from Liverpool, where he studied and worked for two years after getting his degree, has produced his own response to the video called Corby, Welcome to Hell – Hardly.
The footage goes through some of Mr Williams' statements about Corby and explains why they are inaccurate.
The 22-year-old said: "Half of the details weren't right so I decided to make a response to it. People are allowed to criticise their town but this went too far.
"Of course some facts have changed since the video, but I researched my video based on the situation then and a lot of the facts were wrong."
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The new video, which went online at the end of October, starts off with images of the Willow Place shopping centre, newly built houses and Rockingham Motor Speedway.
As part of the video, Mr Ferguson, of Albany Gardens, Corby, was keen to correct the claim that "Corby is the largest town in Europe without a railway station" by listing the UK's top five most populated towns without train services.
On this list, the town comes fifth behind Newcastle-under-Lyme, Gosport, Washington in Tyne and Wear and Halesowen, which are all listed as bigger than Corby.
Work has just finished on the Corby station, although trains may not start running until March next year.
Mr Ferguson, a clerical worker, was also keen to correct the description of Corby as "the first town in England to trial dusk 'til dawn curfews for teenagers".
He said: "In fact, it was a dispersal order giving police the power to disperse nuisance children under the age of 15 if they were congregating in groups – it was a success."
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